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Jun 22

From last week:

on Parent Hacks:

Spray bottle makes cool (and water-saving) fun during the summer

Annmarie's hack uses far less water than the kiddie pool or the
on Sweetney:

Mass media convergences (subtitle: I really, really need a nap (and probably one or several drinks))

Typing on a computer from the comfort and safety of your couch
on Savvy Source:

Wise Words from Olivia and Her Maker

We can't let this month pass without special mention of Olivia, that
on Suburban Bliss:

Even the easy one isn't.

I mentioned the other day how Max was only in it for
on MamaPop:

Six More Reasons to Get Amped About The Dark Knight

Ohhhhh emmmmm geeeeee, you guys. The premiere of The Dark Knight is
on Laid-Off Dad:

Leaving a stinging, hairless scab in its wake

You know when you're walking down the street, minding your own business,
on Cool Mom Picks:

Big Brands Doing Cool Things: Aurora's Eco-Plush Animals

Mostly we're fans of handmade plush around here, but we also understand
on Dad Gone Mad:

Fresno? FresYES!

When I was an undergrad at Fresno State in the early 90s,
on Sweet Juniper:

Her mother reads in the paper today...

Her mother reads in the paper that they are wrapping the old
on Confessions of a Pioneer Woman:

Try Keeping Your Tongue in Your Mouth While Reading This Post

Have you ever caught someone watching a really sad scene in a
on Dooce:

The eyebrows run in the family

That's my seventeen-year-old niece Mariah, my sister's oldest kid. She probably looks
on Cool Mom Picks:

Secret Agent Ma'am

My daughter adores cartoon characters, as she is biologically programmed to, but
on Dad Gone Mad:

Eight Weird Things That Happen When You’re Writing a Book

1. Sometimes you’ll be sitting with your family at the dinner table,
on Parent Hacks:

Sprinkler hose may be a better solution for toddler lawn water play

Here's how Tracy tweaks backyard sprinkler play: The comment about the
on Savvy Source:

Savvy Speaks with The Happiness Project's Gretchen Rubin

We at The Savvy Source are devotees of Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness
on Suburban Bliss:

I told him everything doesn't have to be white.

I have a few places to share with you today... I closed
on Finslippy:

Wii just want you to be happy

The Wii Fit is my passive-aggressive friend who has cool games but
on Confessions of a Pioneer Woman:

My Eleven-Year-Old Daughter: A Vignette

All things considered, she’s turning out okay. Oh, I know, I know—considering
on Dooce:

Armstrong photography

Jon opened up his own etsy shop a few weeks ago to
on MamaPop:

Britney Gets Overnights With the Boys

Britney Spears has learned that actually showing up for court can be
on Cool Mom Picks:

A Dandy Alternative To Backpacks For Kids

My three year-old has entered that phase I'm lovingly describing as Her
on Savvy Source:

Keeping a Journal with Young Kids

As we've been musing about all month, young children have a tremendous
on Suburban Bliss:

There are worse things to be in it for.

Max is attending day camp this week. This is a camp that
on MamaPop:

Heidi Montag Presents: Songs From The Hellmouth!

I'm just going to apologize right up front here: yesterday, I caused
on Laid-Off Dad:

Splitiquette

I have an interesting conundrum regarding my imminent matrimonicide: I don't know
on Dad Gone Mad:

Grillin' and Chillin'

I burned the turkey burgers. “You have to watch them, Danny!” “I
on Sweet Juniper:

On the way to Cedar Point amusement park...

On the way to Cedar Point amusement park for my eighth-grade class
on Sweetney:

I won't have what she's having

I'd like to take a moment and talk about Meg Ryan.
on Parent Hacks:

Road trip car games to pass the time on long drives

Car games! A long-standing road trip tradition. If you've already exhausted your
on Dooce:

Hot cereal with fruit

For breakfast most mornings I have a bowl of Bob's Red Mill
on MamaPop:

Poor Dannielynn Doesn't Even Stand a Slim Chance of Growing Up to be Normal

Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern Birkhead Jingleheimer Smith (you know, Anna Nicole Smith's
on Amalah:

Dear Jason, I Bring You the Gift of HYSTERICAL PREGNANT NESTING. You're Welcome.

For Jason's birthday, I made him finally replace that godawful Eyeball Nipple
on Cool Mom Picks:

Happy Camper Week on Cool Mom Picks: Great Outdoors Cookies from Eleni's

We've been getting so many requests for camp picks now that some
on Confessions of a Pioneer Woman:

Perky vs. Droopy: A Study in Canine Musculature

Suzie, my sweet old Jack Russell traitor, who abandoned me a couple

Reflected light

The book signing did not disappoint. Quite the reverse, in fact. It uplifted. It enchanted. It endrunkened. I don't think anyone was prepared for the breadth of the turnout; I know the publisher wasn't, because the books sold out in the first hour. Lines of "bloupies" (you can see my picture if you scroll down) stretched out the door; most were there to see the First Couple, but a good number saw me off to the side and said very nice things about my writing and my boys. So I left the event very happy, and with a new appreciation for the life of a Pip...

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